🦀 awesome-solana v2 🚀

Awesome list of Solana links, updated recently and with more info than some other similar lists.

A list of Solana blockchain and Solana-related ecosystem links collected through web, community and social sources.

This is a dev-centric gateway to Solana's technology, apps and community ecosystem, with a particular focus on tutorials, FAQs and dev resources.

note: A link here is not an endorsement of content, safety or suitability for your needs (financial, coding, etc.). All use of these links/apps is solely your responsibility. No warranty is implied by inclusion here.

Staying safe with Phantom - https://phantom.app/blog/staying-safe-with-phantom

Stay Safe on Discord - https://www.ledger.com/academy/how-to-stay-safe-on-discord

10 NFT Scams to Watch Out For and How to Avoid Them - https://www.coingecko.com/learn/nft-scams-to-avoid

Best Safety Practices with Ledger - https://support.ledger.com/hc/en-us/articles/6747982542749-Best-safety-practices-Ledger?docs=true

Ledger security topics - https://www.ledger.com/academy/library/topics/security

🦀 Solana Developer Reference

Solana Official Docs

Learn Solana Development https://docs.solana.com/developers
Running a Validator https://docs.solana.com/running-validator
JSON RPC API https://docs.solana.com/developing/clients/jsonrpc-api
Programming Model https://docs.solana.com/developing/programming-model/overview
Create an SPL Token https://spl.solana.com/token
Wallet Adapter Libraries: https://github.com/solana-labs/wallet-adapter/blob/master/PACKAGES.md
Architecture https://docs.solana.com/cluster/overview
Add Solana to Your Exchange https://docs.solana.com/integrations/exchange
Solana Terminology https://docs.solana.com/terminology
Solana Ecosystem https://solana.com/ecosystem

SOL Dev Faucets (non-Mainnet)

SPL Token/SOL Airdrop Faucet - Devnet/Testnet/Localnet - sol and dummy token https://spl-token-faucet.com/

Sol Faucet https://solfaucet.com/

Solana Cookbook

Installation (Web3/Solana) https://solanacookbook.com/getting-started/installation.html
Local Development https://solanacookbook.com/references/local-development.html
How to generate a new Keypair https://solanacookbook.com/references/keypairs-and-wallets.html
Accounts https://solanacookbook.com/core-concepts/accounts.html#facts
Programs https://solanacookbook.com/core-concepts/programs.html#facts
Transactions https://solanacookbook.com/core-concepts/transactions.html#facts
Program Derived Addresses (PDAs) https://solanacookbook.com/core-concepts/pdas.html#facts
Get Program Accounts https://solanacookbook.com/guides/get-program-accounts.html#facts
Serializing Data https://solanacookbook.com/guides/serialization.html
Debugging Solana Programs https://solanacookbook.com/guides/debugging-solana-programs.html#facts
Solana Web3 Wallet Adapter Tutorial https://github.com/solana-labs/wallet-adapter/blob/master/APP.md

Solana Playground

Develop, deploy and test Solana programs in the browser. https://beta.solpg.io/

Crate Solana Program

Solana Stack Exchange

https://solana.stackexchange.com/?utm_source=solana.com

Setting up a Local Solana dev environment and CLI Wallet

Install the Solana Tool Suite - https://docs.solana.com/cli/install-solana-cli-tools
Create a CLI Wallet - https://docs.metaplex.com/guides/cli-wallet

Solana Deploy cheatsheet

https://hackmd.io/@raza/deploy15

Create Solana App

https://github.com/solana-developers/create-solana-app

Solscan

Docs https://docs.solscan.io/
Account details https://docs.solscan.io/transaction-details/account
Transaction details https://docs.solscan.io/transaction-details/transaction-details
Fee Tracker https://beta-analysis.solscan.io/public/dashboard/06d689e1-dcd7-4175-a16a-efc074ad5ce2

solana-web3.js

Solana Developer Changelog weekly podcast (over 20 videos, recently update)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIZXTkVaTps&list=PLilwLeBwGuK5-Qri7Pg9zd-Vvhz9kX2-R

SMS Solana Mobile

Solana Pay

Solana Validator Guidebook

https://www.solana-validator-guidebook.com/

Solana Ecosystem governance

https://app.realms.today/discover

🚀 Solana Tutorials

Solana Labs - Hello World https://github.com/solana-labs/example-helloworld

Start on Solana https://www.startonsolana.com/

Become a Solana builder in six weeks https://buildspace.so/p/solana-core

Solana Crash Course videos (2023) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfEHHr3qexv_FEcsuEEmiwSTKfahbYzVX

Solana Labs - Dapp Scaffold React Native https://github.com/solana-developers/dapp-scaffold-react-native

Solana Tutorial - Learn the Solana CLI (clusters, wallets, deploy, etc) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNzT3hgFbpg&ab_channel=NickFrostbutter

Solana Workshops (11 repos) https://github.com/solana-developers/workshops

Program examples https://github.com/solana-developers/program-examples

Web3 examples https://github.com/solana-developers/web3-examples

Taking Payments IRL with Solana Pay: https://www.pointer.gg/tutorials/solana-pay-irl-payments/944eba7e-82c6-4527-b55c-5411cdf63b23

The Complete Guide to Phantom Deeplinks Building a Solana mobile dapp with React Native, Expo, and Phantom. https://phantom.app/blog/the-complete-guide-to-phantom-deeplinks

Solana Development Course (7 big modules, updated 2023)

https://github.com/Unboxed-Software/solana-course https://soldev.app/course

Solana Blockchain Tutorial https://adept.at/forked/solana-blockchain-development

Solana (Figment)

https://learn.figment.io/protocols/solana

Community Tutorials:
- https://learn.figment.io/tutorials
Build a Crowdfunding platform on Solana:
- https://learn.figment.io/tutorials/build-a-crowdfunding-platform-on-solana

Ship your own NFT Collection on Solana w/ Metaplex. https://buildspace.so/solana-nfts

The Complete Guide to Full Stack Solana Development with React, Anchor, Rust, and Phantom https://dev.to/edge-and-node/the-complete-guide-to-full-stack-solana-development-with-react-anchor-rust-and-phantom-3291

New Solana Dev Guide https://dev.to/meditatingsloth/new-solana-dev-guide-1hm7

Coding & Crypto / Rust-Solana-Tutorial (extensive) https://www.youtube.com/c/CodingCrypto/videos https://github.com/Coding-and-Crypto/Rust-Solana-Tutorial

Web3 examples https://github.com/solana-developers/web3-examples

A simple guide on how to set up Solana Pay's POS system on Devnet https://tunkunmi.hashnode.dev/a-simple-guide-on-how-to-set-up-solana-pays-pos-system-on-devnet

Beginners guide to Solana NFTs in Rust. https://medium.com/@jacob_62353/introduction-365296716979

Build TikTok Web 3.0 Blockchain App with Solana | Rust | Next.js | Netlify https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIGs3XWybgU&ab_channel=CleverProgrammer

freeCodeCamp/solana-curriculum https://github.com/freeCodeCamp/solana-curriculum

QuickNode Solana Development Guides https://www.quicknode.com/guides/solana-development

Create a Solana dApp from scratch (simple twitter) https://lorisleiva.com/create-a-solana-dapp-from-scratch

Ship an epic web3 app on Solana with React + Rust. https://buildspace.so/learn-solana

The Solana Security Playbook - How to create a cold wallet https://contenthub.magiceden.io/the-solana-security-playbook

Solana Shield https://solanashield.io/

Solandy

Solana Dev Course Playlist (18 videos, updated 2023)
- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmAMfj0qP2wwfnuRJQge2ss4sJxnhIqyt
Building a Frontend Application in 30min [Solana Tutorial] - Mar 5th '23
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imGhXQqogiI&ab_channel=Solandy%5Bsolandy.sol%5D
How To Read Data From The Network [Solana Development Course: Module 1, Part 1] - Aug 1st '22
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HavGDGUTmgs&ab_channel=Solandy%5Bsolandy.sol%5D
Serializing Instruction Data [Solana Development Course: Module 1, Part 4] - Sept 2nd '22
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNN7ObT0vi4&ab_channel=Solandy%5Bsolandy.sol%5D
THE NEW CANDY MACHINE V3 [Solana Tutorial] - Oct 26th '22 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJqS5iyspuY&t=15s&ab_channel=Solandy%5Bsolandy.sol%5D
What is a Merkle Tree? How does Account Compression work? [Solana Tutorial] - Mar 22nd '23
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BpArf2-R68&ab_channel=Solandy%5Bsolandy.sol%5D

Jrej NFT programming collection

Your NFT collection on Solana - Metaplex Sugar + Whitelist - Sept 2022
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1WCl4cZ6G8&ab_channel=Jrej
How to send whitelist tokens for free - Metaplex Gumdrop + Holder minting dapp - Sept 2022
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eO3q1rRuImk&t=484s&ab_channel=Jrej
Your NFT collection on Solana for a couple dollars - Hidden settings (Metaplex CMv2 + MetaBoss) May 22
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpV-aiZ4e0Q&ab_channel=Jrej
Verify NFT holders in your Discord server - NFT4Cause setup + Nuxt.js app hosting
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkQfbSGGs64&ab_channel=Jrej
Customize and deploy your NFT website (React) - Metaplex Candy Machine UI
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsbha6sVJ5o&ab_channel=Jrej

JoshDev

Josh: Solana Smart Contract Development: Hello World Tutorial | Rust and Typescript walkthrough
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P22z9n1np9A&ab_channel=Josh%27sDevBox
Solana Smart Contract Tutorial: Sending and Unpacking Instruction Data
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXutkadkqkE&ab_channel=Josh%27sDevBox
Solana Tutorial: Writing a dApp to Work With PDA's | React, Next.js, Anchor
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoRFutuZimc&t=179s&ab_channel=Josh%27sDevBox
Rust Crash Course Tutorial for Solana
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AAtfPHEMbA&ab_channel=Josh%27sDevBox

Guide to minting a SolSea NFT: Step by step https://cointelegraph.com/news/how-to-mint-an-nft-on-solana-solsea

Sign In with Solana - Authenticate Users with their Phantom Wallet https://dev.to/thirdweb/sign-in-with-solana-authenticate-users-with-their-phantom-wallet-4b21

Building a Mint Solana NFT Frontend with NextJS and Metaplex https://dev.to/aeither/building-a-mint-solana-nft-frontend-with-nextjs-and-metaplex-26eb

Solana DEV #01: Fetching onchain data in a right way https://dev.to/chungquantin/solana-dev-01-fetching-onchain-data-in-a-right-way-23da

Solana DEV #02: Retrieve all Deposit transactions of your wallet https://dev.to/chungquantin/solana-dev-02-retrieve-all-depoa

Solana Dev Series https://super.page/solana-dev-series

Solana Program Template w/o Anchor https://github.com/stegaBOB/solana-program-template

jferrer/expo-solana-wallet https://github.com/jferrer/expo-solana-wallet

solana-developers/solana-dapp-next https://github.com/solana-developers/solana-dapp-next

solana-developers/program-examples https://github.com/solana-developers/program-examples

Solana Pay using TypeScript, Web3.js, Next.js and Vercel https://github.com/shlok2740/solana-pay

How to Get Transaction Logs on Solana using Solana/Web3.js | QuickCodes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pN-bx6NfDmg

Full Solana and Rust programming course for beginners (CareerBooster.io) https://careerbooster.io/courses/full-solana-and-rust-programming-course-for-beginners

Getting Started with Solana: SolanaPay https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2r3I77XqPM

Getting Started with Solana: Gaming https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Jju2l3w2_w

Practical Guide to Start a DAO Business(1) — Introduction (2022) https://medium.com/solananews/practical-guide-to-start-a-dao-business-1-introduction-89755c3f0e42

Practical Guide to Start a DAO Business(2) — Build your First DAO in Solana (2022) https://medium.com/solananews/practical-guide-to-start-a-dao-business-2-build-your-first-dao-in-solana-81960fd79b1f

Practical Guide to Start a DAO Business(3) — Create your First Proposal (2022) https://medium.com/solananews/practical-guide-to-start-a-dao-business-3-create-your-first-proposal-d5c4d7304338

Practical Guide to Start a DAO Business(4) — Setup a DAO Corporation? (2022) https://medium.com/solananews/practical-guide-to-start-a-dao-business-4-setup-a-dao-corporation-8b222fe37b24

Cross program invocation in-depth. How to invoke any program on solana ? https://medium.com/@trungbaotran1701/cross-program-invocation-in-depth-how-to-invoke-any-program-on-solana-af171e315b1c

How to create a live activity feed on Solana(Part 1) Building Real-Time Updates for Your Solana dApp: A Step-by-Step Guide to Implementing a Live Activity Feed https://blogs.shyft.to/how-to-create-a-live-activity-feed-on-solana-25f3f4fc0070

🦀 Solana Architecture

QuickNode Solana Fundamentals Reference Guide https://www.quicknode.com/guides/solana-development/solana-fundamentals-reference-guide

Solana Whitepaper Explained | Understanding Proof of History, Validators, Staking, and More! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=079mUCjYpZs&ab_channel=Josh%27sDevBox

Explaining Solana and its Innovations without technical jargon https://learn.figment.io/tutorials/explaining-solanas-innovations-without-technical-jargon

8 Innovations that Make Solana the First Web-Scale Blockchain https://medium.com/solana-labs/7-innovations-that-make-solana-the-first-web-scale-blockchain-ddc50b1defda

Solana’s Network Architecture https://medium.com/solana-labs/solanas-network-architecture-8e913e1d5a40

Solana Labs github project for Solana QUIC implementation status https://github.com/solana-labs/solana/projects/74

Solana Labs github project for Solana fee markets https://github.com/solana-labs/solana/projects/73

Proof of History (POH) — a clock before consensus;
Tower BFT — a PoH-optimized version of PBFT;
Turbine — a block propagation protocol;
Gulf Stream — Mempool-less transaction forwarding protocol;
Sealevel — Parallel smart contracts run-time;
Pipelining — a Transaction Processing Unit for validation optimization
Cloudbreak — Horizontally-Scaled Accounts Database; and
Archivers — Distributed ledger store

Coinbase Cloud Solana Network Improvements Primer https://www.coinbase.com/cloud/discover/insights-analysis/solana-when-mainnet

Solana Proof of Stake + Proof of History Primer https://www.shinobi-systems.com/primer.html

RPC Infrastructure https://solana.com/rpc

RPC list https://github.com/extrnode/rpc-solana-endpoints/blob/main/rpc_list.csv

A dummy's guide to Solana's architecture https://dev.to/0xprof_lupin/a-dummies-guide-to-solana-2ije

Live Stream: State Compression and Compressed NFTs (Apr. '23) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxhTxS9DexU&t=11s&ab_channel=Solana

Fireside Chat: Different Approaches to Scaling Blockchains https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLh5NFXiSWc&t=2212s

ok so what the $%#@ is the deal with solana anyway https://2501babe.github.io/posts/solana101.html

Solana Validator 101: Transaction Processing https://jito-labs.medium.com/solana-validator-101-transaction-processing-90bcdc271143

Solana-as-a-Service (SaaS) https://twitter.com/kevin_lim9/status/1574598748881264640?s=20&t=V55xxZqnTggScJEQtbh2qw

What is Solana? SOL Explained with Animations https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jzROE6EhxM&ab_channel=WhiteboardCrypto

How Staking SOL REALLY Works https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tl5Xx8BiHSM&t=1s&ab_channel=KnoxTrades

High performance memory management for smart contracts https://medium.com/solana-labs/high-performance-memory-management-for-smart-contracts-aa9b3bc950fb

Is Solana Decentralized? Understand How Solana Staking Works! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPCr7T3IUo4&ab_channel=KnoxTrades

Understanding Solana Consensus Protocol Better https://www.reddit.com/r/solana/comments/rd3rp8/understanding_solana_consensus_protocol_better/

Proof-of-Stake (vs proof-of-work) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3EFi_POhps&ab_channel=SimplyExplained

Where does SOL inflation go exactly? https://www.reddit.com/r/solana/comments/s1hhq4/where_does_sol_inflation_go_exactly/

Inside Solana’s Internal Scalability Test https://medium.com/solana-labs/inside-solanas-internal-scalability-test-cce13aa8c859

How Solana Works and How it Works EVEN BETTER with Genesys Go https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TSQrhc0xNE&ab_channel=KnoxTrades

Boot your Solana endpoint in seconds, not days. https://www.quicknode.com/chains/sol

Solana Block Production & 1 Oct Outage Review https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tGYT8j7AbE&ab_channel=Laine

Is Proof of History (PoH) pointless? https://www.reddit.com/r/solana/comments/xqq9b2/is_proof_of_history_poh_pointless/ https://www.reddit.com/r/solana/comments/xqq9b2/comment/iqbsffl/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3 https://www.reddit.com/r/solana/comments/xqq9b2/comment/iqb16kq/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

Validator Educational Workshop October 12th, 2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjhxAgoGDbk&ab_channel=Solana

Solana Internals Part 1: What Are the Native On-Chain Programs and Why Do They Matter? https://www.sec3.dev/blog/solana-internals-part-1-what-are-the-native-on-chain-programs-and-why-do-they-matter

Solana Internals Part 2: How Is a Solana Program Deployed and Upgraded https://www.sec3.dev/blog/solana-internals-part-2-how-is-a-solana-program-deployed-and-upgraded

Solana Internals Part 3: The Transaction Processing Unit (TPU) https://www.sec3.dev/blog/solana-internals-part-3-the-transaction-processing-unit-tpu

Solana Validator 101: Transaction Processing https://jito-labs.medium.com/solana-validator-101-transaction-processing-90bcdc271143

Solana Internals Part 4: The Bank — A Key Component https://www.sec3.dev/blog/solana-internals-part-4-the-bank-a-key-component

3 Major Upcoming Upgrades on Solana That Will Improve Network Performance https://medium.com/chorus-one/how-will-solana-improve-its-stability-6d4b0ba41866

Analyzing MEV Instances on Solana — Part 1 https://medium.com/chorus-one/analyzing-mev-instances-on-solana-c30d06953ed8

Solana Validator Economics https://medium.com/chorus-one/exploring-validator-economics-on-solana-cb1498a3aef6

Solana validation cost guesstimate https://www.getguesstimate.com/models/20834

Program Runtime V2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQXHgiUlU6E&ab_channel=Solana

Solana vs Ethereum Debate ft. Anatoly & Toghrul https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9gNAwvY7fY&ab_channel=SuperteamPodcast

🦀 Solana Programming Topics

Developer Tools

Hello Moon - Solana Infrastructure https://www.hellomoon.io/developers
- Quickstart: https://docs.hellomoon.io/docs/quickstart
- Recipes: https://docs.hellomoon.io/recipes
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/HelloMoon_io
Helius - Solana Infrastructure https://docs.helius.xyz/introduction/why-helius
- Quick Start: https://docs.helius.xyz/welcome/quick-start
- Guides: https://docs.helius.xyz/reference/guides-and-tutorials
- Blog: https://www.helius.dev/blog
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/heliuslabs
Alchemy - Solana and others -
- https://docs.alchemy.com/docs/how-to-setup-your-solana-development-environment
QuickNode RPC
- https://www.quicknode.com/chains/sol
- https://www.quicknode.com/docs/solana
Moralis Solana API
- https://moralis.io/solana-api/
Ironforge, simplify Solana
- https://www.ironforge.cloud/
Solana public RPC endpoints
- https://github.com/extrnode/rpc-solana-endpoints
Sol Tools https://sol-tools.tonyboyle.io/
walletOS https://www.pinestreetlabs.com/walletos/

Snowflake: Multisig platform on Solana https://snowflake.so/

Clockwork: Automation at the speed of Solana https://www.clockwork.xyz/

Katana - The Yield Generation Protocol for Solana https://katana.so/

📈 Solana Status/Analytics/Trends

Solana Status

Solana Status https://status.solana.com/

Solana Explorers

Solana Explorer

mainnet: https://explorer.solana.com/
testnet: https://explorer.solana.com/?cluster=testnet
devnet: https://explorer.solana.com/?cluster=devnet

Solscan.io https://solscan.io/ Solscan Public API https://public-api.solscan.io/docs/#/

Solscan Analytics https://analytics.solscan.io/

Solana Beach https://solanabeach.io/

SolanaFM - A friendly Solana explorer. https://solana.fm/?cluster=mainnet-qn1

Solana Validators

Stakewiz https://stakewiz.com/

Solana Beach Validators https://solanabeach.io/validators

Validators.app https://www.validators.app/

Top Validators by Stake, Skipped Vote etc: https://www.validators.app/cluster-stats?locale=en&network=mainnet

Solana Validators List & Staking Statistics: https://solanacompass.com/validators/

Nakamoto Coefficients https://nakaflow.io/

Trends and Analytics

Mainnet-beta Telemetry https://metrics.solana.com:3000/d/monitor-beta/cluster-telemetry-beta?orgId=1&refresh=5m

Solana Network - Medium https://medium.com/tag/solana-network/latest

Solana DEX https://dune.com/twocrows/solana-dex

Solana Floor (NFTs) https://solanafloor.com/

Solana Network Analytics https://analytics.solscan.io/public/dashboard/8d888828-baae-47b9-948b-d087e5de1411

JITO Solana Network Dashboard https://jito.retool.com/embedded/public/7e37389a-c991-4fb3-a3cd-b387859c7da1

Solana NFT Overview https://dune.com/chuxin/Solana-NFT-Overview

Solana Network Chaincrunch Dashboard https://chaincrunch.cc/dashboards.html

Nansen NFT Trends (Solana) https://pro.nansen.ai/nft-trends?platform=All&network=solana https://pro.nansen.ai/multichain/solana

Solana NFT Marketplace Usages (WIP) https://dune.com/kunal/Solana-NFT-Marketplaces-(Magic-Eden-OpenSea-Solanart-Digital-Eyes)

@yehjames / STEPN https://dune.com/yehjames/STEPN

Altcoin Season Index https://www.blockchaincenter.net/altcoin-season-index/

Solana Floor domains https://solanafloor.com/domains

RPC comparison http://milliseconds-matter.me/rpc-speed-comparison/

CryptoSlam - NFTs https://cryptoslam.io/

Solana Restart https://solblaze.org/restart

Solana Floor domains https://solanafloor.com/domains

🚀 Solana NFTs

Marketplace/Aggregators

Magic Eden https://magiceden.io/

Magic Eden Solana NFT Playbook https://blog.magiceden.io/playbook

SolSea https://geekflare.com/finance/solana-nft-marketplaces/

Tensor https://tensor.trade/

Solanart https://solanart.io/

Hyperspace https://hyperspace.xyz/

HadeSwap https://hadeswap.com/

GoatSwap https://goatswap.xyz/

FormFunction https://formfunction.xyz/

Coral xNFT Backpack "A home for your xNFTs" https://www.backpack.app/

DigitalEyes https://digitaleyes.market/

Elixir https://elixirnft.io

Decentralized NFT Marketplace https://artz.ai/

Solana NFT Tools and Info

Metaplex Programs https://docs.metaplex.com/programs/

Metaplex Guides (Minting UI, Airdrop, Mint List) https://docs.metaplex.com/guides/

Metaplex CandyMachine Tutorial https://docs.metaplex.com/developer-tools/sugar/tutorials/my-first-candy-machine

SOL NFT Tools https://cryptostraps.tools/nft-mints

Solana programs Part 3: understanding Metaplex Token Metadata https://www.sec3.dev/blog/solana-programs-part-3

jarry-xiao/candyland https://github.com/jarry-xiao/candyland

Awesome Solana NFTs https://github.com/ilmoi/awesome-solana-nfts

HashLips Art Engine https://github.com/HashLips/hashlips_art_engine

Solana programs Part 3: understanding Metaplex Token Metadata https://www.sec3.dev/blog/solana-programs-part-3

Solana Programs Part 4: Metaplex Candy Machine — How Does It Work? https://www.sec3.dev/blog/solana-programs-part-4-metaplex-candy-machine

Live Stream: State Compression and Compressed NFTs (Apr. '23) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxhTxS9DexU&t=11s&ab_channel=Solana

How to Mint an NFT on Solana https://docs.opensea.io/docs/how-to-mint-an-nft-on-solana

Part 1: Setting up a Phantom Wallet
Part 2: Installing the Metaplex CLI
Part 3: Setting up a Solana Node with QuickNode
Part 4: Minimal Configuration for Candy Machine V2
Part 5: Preparing the Assets
Part 6: Uploading and Creating Your Candy Machine
Part 7: Website Set up for Minting
Part 8: Solana and OpenSea Metaplex Certified Collection Standard

How to Mint an NFT on Solana using Typescript https://www.quicknode.com/guides/solana-development/how-to-mint-an-nft-on-solana-using-typescript

THE NEW CANDY MACHINE V3 [Solana Tutorial] - Oct 26th '22 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJqS5iyspuY&t=15s&ab_channel=Solandy%5Bsolandy.sol%5D

How to Create and Verify a Solana NFT Collection https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s57Q1LiC6Uw&ab_channel=CtrlAltVictoria

Solana Bytes - Transferring Compressed NFTs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOO5eT7K_e4

Solana Bytes - Minting Compressed NFTs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_U1Nd41vPc

Degen Ape Academy - Most BULLISH Project on Solana - Interview with Saint Eclectic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrX2aNwnB8A&ab_channel=KnoxTrades

What it Takes to SELL OUT an NFT Project in 2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEXq2jHy_Lo&ab_channel=BrettMalinowski

How to audit Solana smart contracts Part 1: a systematic approach https://medium.com/coinmonks/how-to-audit-solana-smart-contracts-part-1-a-systematic-approach-56a434f6c9ed

Got Liquidity? Solana’s 5 NFT Loan Categories https://medium.com/dyor-with-unloc/got-liquidity-solanas-5-nft-loan-categories-d3f338056835

Guide to minting a SolSea NFT: Step by step https://cointelegraph.com/news/how-to-mint-an-nft-on-solana-solsea

Supadrop NFT drops on Solana https://www.supadrop.com/

LIQNFT Solana's First Community-led NFT Marketplace https://www.liqnft.com/

The "Big Five" Solana NFT Projects https://stepdata.substack.com/p/step-data-insights-5-wk-31

Solana Floor (NFTs) https://solanafloor.com/

SOL Decoder https://solapps.dev/apps/sol_decoder

Breakpoint 2022: How to build an xNFT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuxoSjIC9Lk

How to Create the Best NFT Projects on Solana with POAP (Scan-To-Mint) - QR Code minting and thirdweb https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txdjFAla38g&ab_channel=thirdweb

Create a Solana NFT collection ultimate guide V2 Update https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7ZgRxeqRDY&t=2315s&ab_channel=HashLipsNFT

TODO: Need to build out this NFT section some more

🚀 Solana Top NFT Collections

A selection of popular NFT collections on Solana as of the last recent update. This list is not exhaustive and is subject to change, and is not an endorsement of any of the projects listed. Do your own due diligence and research before investing in any project. Twitter links were gathered from exchange/community sources but it's possible they are not the official accounts, so verify before doing any trading based on info/links on them.

Collection	Exchanges	Twitter
MadLads	Tensor, Magic Eden	Twitter
Famous Fox Federation	Tensor, Magic Eden	Twitter
y00ts	Tensor, Magic Eden	Twitter
Claynosaurz	Tensor, Magic Eden	Twitter
Solana Monkey Business	Tensor, Magic Eden
Okay Bears	Tensor, Magic Eden	Twitter
Degenerate Ape Academy	Tensor, Magic Eden	Twitter
oogy	Tensor, Magic Eden	Twitter
The Heist	Tensor, Magic Eden	Twitter
ABC	Tensor, Magic Eden	Twitter
Wolf Capital	Tensor, Magic Eden	Twitter
CHADS	Tensor, Magic Eden	Twitter
Aurory	Tensor, Magic Eden	Twitter
Solcasino dot io	Tensor, Magic Eden	Twitter
Taiyo Pilots	Tensor, Magic Eden	Twitter
Taiyo Robotics	Tensor, Magic Eden	Twitter

📱 Solana Mobile and Solana Saga

SMS Solana Mobile https://solanamobile.com/

Saga Launch Event Livestream (Apr '23) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpHLWRfTlm8&ab_channel=Solana

Intro to Saga and SMS by Steven Laver (Melbourne Hacker House) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8MNIzd-xSE&t=10s

Building Mobile dApps on SMS by Ankur Jain (Melbourne Hacker House) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-o8IMVkZGe0

Solana Mobile Saga Melbourne Preview Event https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixrTTSIbcWw

Saga First Impressions [Solana Phone Review] - Feb 3rd '23 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcO7947TxfQ&ab_channel=Solandy%5Bsolandy.sol%5D

Solana SAGA PHONE will CHANGE CRYPTO! and Price Prediction https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JOEY8BhpAc&ab_channel=SolanaRust

SMS Solana Mobile

🎧 Podcasts and Playlists

Solana Foundation official Youtube Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/SolanaFndn/videos

Solana Bytes (short dev tips) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLilwLeBwGuK51Ji870apdb88dnBr1Xqhm

Solana Podcast https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLilwLeBwGuK6z0mLzSlkT20a40TYFQmNA

Solana Chewing Glass podcast (Solana developers) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLilwLeBwGuK6JMfYiZJwzikPG2Jhjqdu3

Solana Validated https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLilwLeBwGuK4H0t-tYR3C1KQFGmyZLNMG

Solana Changelog discussions (over 20 updated recently) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLilwLeBwGuK5-Qri7Pg9zd-Vvhz9kX2-R

Solana Community Validator Discussions (over 30, updated recently) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLilwLeBwGuK78yjGBZwYhTf7rao0t13Zw

Superteam Podcast https://www.youtube.com/@superteampodcast/videos

🔒 Solana and Web3 Security

Wallet Security

Staying safe with Phantom - https://phantom.app/blog/staying-safe-with-phantom

Stay Safe on Discord - https://www.ledger.com/academy/how-to-stay-safe-on-discord

10 NFT Scams to Watch Out For and How to Avoid Them - https://www.coingecko.com/learn/nft-scams-to-avoid

Best Safety Practices with Ledger - https://support.ledger.com/hc/en-us/articles/6747982542749-Best-safety-practices-Ledger?docs=true

Ledger security topics - https://www.ledger.com/academy/library/topics/security

How to create a cold wallet with Solana https://contenthub.magiceden.io/the-solana-security-playbook

Solana Wallet guide (official docs) Solana Wallet Guide

Command Line Wallets - from official Solana docs:

Smart Contract and Blockchain Security

Solana Security Best Practices. https://github.com/slowmist/solana-smart-contract-security-best-practices

Sec3 Dev Blog

Solana Labs Architectural Security Review and Report https://solana.com/solana-security-audit-2019.pdf

How a Little-Known Solana Feature Made Program Vaults Unsafe - Exploring Solana Core Part 1 https://blog.neodyme.io/posts/solana_core_1/

Secure Randomness: From Zero to Verifiable Delay Functions, Part 1 https://blog.neodyme.io/posts/secure-randomness-part-1/

Stake², or How To Cheat The Staking Mechanism - Exploring Solana Core Part 2 https://blog.neodyme.io/posts/solana_core_2/

Why Auditing the Code is Not Enough: A Discussion on Solana Upgrade Authorities https://blog.neodyme.io/posts/solana_upgrade_authority/

The Vulnerabilities You’ll Write With Anchor Anchor is no silver bullet for avoiding mistakes in Solana code https://www.zellic.io/blog/the-vulnerabilities-youll-write-with-anchor

Bug Bounties https://soldev.app/bounties

Bughunting Bounties (via Superteam) https://earn.superteam.fun/opportunities/category/bounties

🔧 Debugging / Troubleshooting

Solana Stack Exchange https://solana.stackexchange.com/

Search Github and Google for similar code
- Search for github and look in left column of results for "Repos, Code, Issues" in a related repo, or a repo where the error came from.
- Even if it says "We couldn’t find any repositories", make sure to look in the Code results for related code repos.
- Google or search github for the exact or variations on the error message

Github https://github.com/ https://github.com/search/advanced

Example, we search for code with PhantomWalletAdapter in it: https://github.com/search?q=PhantomWalletAdapter&type=Repositories&ref=advsearch&l=&l=

Google https://www.google.com/

6 Google Search Tips To Make Googling Code Easier https://medium.matcha.fyi/6-google-search-tips-to-make-googling-code-easier-da362e21b9da

Ask a related Discord Community
- There are many more, look them up.

Solana Community/Dev Discord: https://discord.com/channels/926762104667648000/1016009827367010354

Solana Tech Discord: https://discord.com/channels/428295358100013066/

Anchor Discord https://discord.com/channels/889577356681945098

Metaplex Discord: https://discord.com/channels/848060988636921856

🚀 Developer Opportunities & Jobs

Solana Labs repo: Good first issues https://github.com/solana-labs/solana/labels/good%20first%20issue)

Solana Labs Github Projects newest issues https://github.com/solana-labs/solana/issues

Solana Labs Github Projects https://github.com/solana-labs/solana/projects?type=classic

Solana Jobs (official) https://jobs.solana.com/jobs

Solana Grants (official) https://solana.org/grants

Superteam - Solana ecosystem opportunities https://earn.superteam.fun/

Superteam - Solana Ecosystem Jobs https://earn.superteam.fun/opportunities/category/jobs

Web3 Bounties https://earn.superteam.fun/opportunities/category/bounties

Find a grant program: https://superteam.fun/instagrants

Solana-related Frontend Dev Grants https://earn.superteam.fun/opportunities/skill/front-end-dev?category=Grants

Solana Ecosystem - Backend Grants https://earn.superteam.fun/opportunities/skill/back-end-dev

Cryptocurrency Jobs https://cryptocurrencyjobs.co/ Solana Jobs https://cryptocurrencyjobs.co/solana/

Web3 Jobs https://web3.career/ https://web3.career/solana-jobs

Crypto Jobs List https://cryptojobslist.com/solana

Remote Ok https://remoteok.com/remote-web3-jobs

LaborX - Remote Blockchain and Crypto Jobs list https://laborx.com/

Introducing Solana U, a new program for student builders https://solana.com/news/introducing-solana-u-a-new-program-for-student-builders

Solrazr - launchpad, accelerator, decentralised developer ecosystem for Solana https://solrazr.com/

Past Hackathon Winners https://build.superteam.fun/past-hackathon-winners

Solana VC list - Active Solana VCs and Funds - 100+ funds https://build.superteam.fun/vcs-and-funds

This is a list of interesting and potentially useful Solana blockchain and Solana-related ecosystem links.

Important note: A link here is not an endorsement of content, safety or suitability for your needs (financial, coding, etc.). The vast majority are not "official" Solana links. All use of these links/apps is solely your responsibility. No warranty is implied by inclusion here. Do not make important decisions or connect your wallet to any site/app here without first independently confirming (apart from these links) it fits your needs.

Staying safe with Phantom - https://phantom.app/blog/staying-safe-with-phantom

Stay Safe on Discord - https://www.ledger.com/academy/how-to-stay-safe-on-discord

10 NFT Scams to Watch Out For and How to Avoid Them - https://www.coingecko.com/learn/nft-scams-to-avoid

Best Safety Practices with Ledger - https://support.ledger.com/hc/en-us/articles/6747982542749-Best-safety-practices-Ledger?docs=true

Ledger security topics - https://www.ledger.com/academy/library/topics/security

🚀 Interviews

Focus on technical/dev-related Solana topics and Anatoly Yakovenko, Solana staff and ecosystem devs.

Recent Interviews

Solana vs Ethereum Debate ft. Anatoly & Toghrul https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9gNAwvY7fY&ab_channel=SuperteamPodcast

Around the Block Ep 43: Building for the Future with Solana’s Anatoly Yakovenko and Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7JmgQNdCE8&ab_channel=Coinbase

Anatoly Yakovenko | CEO @ Solana Labs | Saga, Bear Market, San Francisco | Episode 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iT_jKn_YfPs&ab_channel=GajeshNaik

Bankless 157 - Will Solana Make It with Anatoly Yakovenko https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlx64JjXlgQ&ab_channel=BanklessShows

Backpacks, better than wallets ? Interview with Armani Ferrante https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiPPYqapfnI&ab_channel=JournalduCoin

Armani Ferrante | Founder of Coral & Backpack | xNFT DApp Standard | Logan Jastremski Podcast #38 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_k70Gg05aSA&ab_channel=LoganJastremskiPodcast

Anatoly Yakovenko & Raj Gokal | Solana Founders state of the Ecosystem| Logan Jastremski Podcast #40 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_csMor-uMS8&ab_channel=LoganJastremskiPodcast

Anatoly Yakovenko | Co-Founder of Solana Labs | Logan Jastremski Podcast #22 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hryRpaAwExw&ab_channel=LoganJastremskiPodcast

Can Solana Move Past SBF? | Anatoly Yakovenko, Ben Sparango https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhfZRTA9BVY&ab_channel=Empire

Armani Ferrante | CEO @ Coral | Open Source, Solana, xNFT, Rust Thesis, Burgers | Ep 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EH5RdYIFNxc&ab_channel=GajeshNaik

Breakpoint 2022: Looking Back, Looking Forward https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NDs3Il2J3Q&ab_channel=Solana